The white snake's body was thinner than that of the black snake, and its wings were even smaller relative to its body. Furthermore, they were transparent, so one could easily fail to spot them unless they were looking carefully. 

It was remarkable to think that such a tiny pair of wings would be able to allow it to rise up into the sky from outside the plateau, so one had to speculate that perhaps it had attained some type of flight-related mystical ability, much like the type used by cultivators.

The white snake had reared up before pouncing at Zhu Lu, opening its cavernous mouth in an attempt to devour her whole, only for a blade-wielding young boy to suddenly spring up out of nowhere. He used the back and the head of the black snake as a ladder and a springboard, leaping up into the air before slashing his bushcraft blade right into the spot where the white snake's wing was connected to its body. 

The white snake needed its wings to fly and control the direction of its movement while in mid-air, so after its wing was severed, even though its body continued to fly forward due to momentum, it immediately swerved over 10 feet away from its original target. As a result, its cavernous mouth just barely glanced past Zhu Lu's shoulder, and its entire body crashed heavily down onto the stone plateau.

Zhu Lu and the three children behind her had all survived a close brush with death, and while the white snake was still reeling from landing headfirst on the ground, Li Baoping hurriedly hoisted her bookcase onto her back as she yelled for everyone to run. Lin Shouyi picked up his belongings before rushing along behind her, while Li Huai was so terrified that his teeth were chattering. 

After running away with the other two children for a while, Li Huai suddenly noticed that Zhu Lu wasn't with him, and as he turned around to look for her, he was immediately stunned by what he saw. As it turned out, Zhu Lu was rooted to the spot in a daze, looking as if she were offering herself up as prey.

"What are you doing, Zhu Lu?! Run!" Li Huai yelled.

Zhu Lu shuddered slightly upon hearing this, and she finally returned to her senses a little, but she was still in a daze. She turned to look at Li Huai with a disoriented expression, while Li Huai continued to yell, "Run! Do you want to die?!"

As soon as Zhu Lu returned to her senses, she immediately displayed the speed and agility of a martial artist at the pinnacle of the second tier, rushing over to Li Huai and the others in just four or five steps, fleeing away from the white snake with them. 

As soon as Zhu Lu fled the scene,...